Artisans Guild Int\'l Egyptian Pharoah Ramses III As A Standard Bearer of Amun Re
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Artisans Guild Int\'l Egyptian Pharoah Ramses III As A Standard Bearer of Amun Re:
$229.00
Artisans Guild International Egyptian Ramses III As A Standard Bearer of Amun Re Statue
This is a 20th Dynasty Replica of Ramses III As A Standard Bearer of the Amun Re from Karnak, by Artisan\'s Guild International of Gardena, California. The statue stands 13 inches high, weighs 5 pounds 10 ounces and is made of cultured granite with gold leaf trim and hand detailed, with all the imperfections of the original statue reproduced. The statue is in excellent preowned condition with some minor wear on the fabric on the bottom of the statue and AGI label. The statue is signed by the artist on the right side of the base and dated AGI copyright 98 on the back of the base as shown in the close up photos.The last photo shows the actual 140 cm tall statue of Ramses III As A Standard Bearer of Amun Re in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. This royal statue of Ramses III bearing the standard of Amun topped with a ram\'s head was dedicated by the King to the temple of Amun-Ra at Karnak and placed at its entrance in the courtyard of the Cachette at Thebes. This granite statue of Ramses III shows the king in the traditional stance, advancing his left leg forward. He carries a standard surmounted by a ram head, representing the animal sacred to the god Amen. Such standards were carried in temples and at festivals by the king, when he participated in celebrations, honoring the gods.
The statue has a delicate face and shows the king wearing a short wig, with a cobra on the forehead, and a pleated kilt, typical of the New Kingdom Period, which is decorated with a panther head and several cobras, The king\'s Cartouches are inscribed on the shoulder and on the buckle of the belt, as well as on the standard he carries. The statue is missing the lower right arm, the tip of Ramses\' nose, and the top of the obelisk behind Ramses\' head. These imperfections have been reproduced on the collectible.Ramses the Third was the son and successor of Sethnakht, the founder of the Twentieth Dynasty and was the last of the great pharoahs to rule Egypt. He was Pharoah during the New Kingdom. In the fifth year of his reign he defeated an attack by the Libyans. During his rule the Mediterainian area was in turmoil, due to wars and the fall of Mycenae and crop failures. Great numbers of people were made homeless and desperate. A large group of these people, known as the Sea People had already decimated the Hittite Empire and they were on the move to Egypt, where they were defeated on land and sea by the military skill of Ramses III. The rest of his reign was peaceful and Egypt flourished. Later, one of his minor wives conspired to have Ramses killed, so her son could take the throne. Ramses died before the trial of the conspirators was over and some thought that he had been poisoned. Ramses III had ruled for 31 years and his death marked an end to an era. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings on the West Bank at Ancient Thebes.
Artisans Guild Int\'l Egyptian Pharoah Ramses III As A Standard Bearer of Amun Re:
$229.00